Receptacle.



C. T. SIBBERT.

' RECEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1912.

1,040,792. Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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RECELETACLE.

1,040,792. Specification of Letters Patent Patented Oct 8, 1912.

Application filed May 16, 1912. Serial No. 697,638.

To aZLwhom it mayjconcern: I side of the shell and fibrous twine 6 or ma- Be 'it'known that I, CARL'T: Smnanr, a; terial of a like nature, is wound on top of citizen of the United States, residing at the same. The cement not only fastens the i East Pittsburgh, in-the county ofAllqgheny twine on to the shell but fills up all the 5 and- State of, Pennsylvania, have invented interstices in the same and makes it a homocertain new and useful Improvements in geneous mass, so that when the cement Receptacles, of which the following is a hardens, the layers of twlne will be specificatiom; reference being had to the ac thoroughly cemented together and to the companying drawing. shell. The cement may be of a fireproof 5 10 ;-.This invention relates to barrels and the nature or, otherwise, depending on the con- -like, and has for its object to provide a barrel ditions under which the vessel is to be utiwhich may be manufactured cheaply and- -llzed,-lmt it must be of a somewhat plastic quickly, and at the same time be free from nature in order to permit it to be placed the'inconveniencesof warping and soaking on the shell in relatively thick coats. Of 70 Z1 5' Wh'ich'is common to all classes of wooden course in many cases it may be preferable barrels. r to simply coat the thread with cement as it- A further objectto provide a barrel which is being wound on the shell. ,will be'lightand at the same time relatively After. a desirable number of layers of strong. twine are wound on the shell, and have hard 75 Another object isto design the barrel so ened. under the action of the cement, a thatit may bemade fireproof'if desired. coating of paint or other compound 7 is Many other objects of this invention will prefcrablyput on the outside so that a perbecome apparent 'as it is more fully set fectly smooth'and hard surface will be pro- I forth. vidcd for the barrel. Attached to the shell 580' The barrel referredto in this specification around the bung hole is a thimble 8 arranged is constructed by winding fibrous material to protect the twine and the opening 3. This on a lining or shell'of suitable sti'fi' s'h'eet thimble is preferably held in place by the material formed t0,the shape of abarrel, twine. Mounted on each end of the shell using at the same time suitable compounds and welded thereto are pieces 9 of stamped '85 0 to reinforce the fibrous material against material which are relatively thick and abrasion and keep it in place. The arrange, strong in order to withstand the severe ment of the materials is such that the barrel stresses apt to be placed on them. These is able to withstand extraordinary usage pieces are corrugated as can be seen in the without appreciable damage. The bung of drawing at 11, and their peripheral per- 0 'tl1e barrel is arranged so that 'itimay-be tions are turned inwardly so as to protect easily removed and replaced without harmtheend portions of the layers of twine. A

ing .it in any way. I bung'9"and bung hole 10 may be provided In the accompany ng drawings, F igure 1% in one of these end pieces if desired or necesrepresents an elevation partly m-sectlon of sary.

.'an embodiment of this invention. Fig. 2 It canbe seen that the barrel may be for 1s a detail of aiming used 111 this modlficathe most part, stamped out of sheet metal,

tion. thereby enabling the parts to be quickly Similar reference characters refer to s1-m1- made, and that the process of attaching the lar parts throughout the drawmgs. protective covering of fibrous material can 5100' In the drawings a barrel is shown which be also speedily done and with minimum embodies th-i 's invention, and which has a of hand labor, thereby keeping down the quasi-cylindrical lining or shell 1-,\ which is cost of manufacturing these vessels. The preferably, stamped out of sheet metal in elasticity of'the materials used in the contwo symmetrical pieces and then welded tostruction of the barrels enables them to "2 'gether. A suitable opening 2 is formed in withstand severe stresses without danger of one of these pieces and arranged so that a breaking or becoming dented, at; well as bung 3 may-,threadably engage therewith. enabling them'to more easily adaptthem- The bung is'pro' ided with a suitable'h'cad 4 selves to changes in temperature than other so that it may; be readily actuated "by a kinds of'barrels are usually able to. This 4' wrench. style of barrel may be adapted for a great A suitable cement 5 is placed on the out-' variety of uses, as for instance-for holding acids, it being only necessary to treat the interior of the shell with some acid resisting material, and further not only is the possibility of leakage reduced to a minimum-but Havin' thus described" the invention what is claime is:

A barrel comprising in combination, a shell of relatively thin material, a covering of twine on said shell, a pair of corrugated end pieces welded to said shell and arranged to cover the portion of the twine adjacent to the ends, a cement for fastening said twine on to said shell and for filling interstices in said twine, anda fireproof impregnation in said twine.

In testimony whereof I- hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL T. SIEBERT.

Witnesses:

PAUL EOKARDT, H. B. VoTEL.

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